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Did you collate your own Self Assessment tax return this year?
Yes, it's 'Self Assessment' afterall
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No, what do you think accountants are for?!!
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Rob R



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 05 8:43 pm    Post subject: Who fills in your tax forms? Reply with quote
    

With the Inland Revenue & H.M. Customs & Excise seemingly causing so much stress to some people, I just wondered...

jema
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 05 8:45 pm    Post subject: Re: Who fills in your tax forms? Reply with quote
    

Rob R wrote:
With the Inland Revenue & H.M. Customs & Excise seemingly causing so much stress to some people, I just wondered...


I have to have an accountant as its marsjupiter ltd i run, and my tax return comes as a freeby with the compnay accounts.

jema

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 05 9:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

When I had an accountant they did my self assessment once and got it wrong! I spotted the error after six months and claimed a large rebate.

I had to learn what to do and have done my own returns and OH's for the last few years.

I've always used Which? Tax Calc, or Intuit as it is now known, and filed over the web. Unfortuenately they are going to stop making Tax Calc I think.

Lloyd



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 05 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

We should have a third option, "I don't do tax returns".
I used to get my accountant to do them, and latterly begrudged paying him so did them myself. It was the VAT returns I hated most. Now I dont do any of those.

Fullup



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 05 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Treacodactyl wrote:
I've always used Which? Tax Calc, or Intuit as it is now known, and filed over the web. Unfortuenately they are going to stop making Tax Calc I think.


You're right Intuit have binned the Tax Calc programme and also the Quicken book keeping software. Tax Calc is the one I've used for several years now.

Looks like it's the freebie one on the IR site from now on.

Rob R



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 05 10:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Madman wrote:
We should have a third option, "I don't do tax returns".
I used to get my accountant to do them, and latterly begrudged paying him so did them myself. It was the VAT returns I hated most. Now I dont do any of those.


VAT seems a breeze after finishing the SA

Lloyd



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 05 10:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Yeah, like the breeze that just left my German Shepherd's backside!....(him wagging tail now)

Gervase



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 03, 05 5:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The VAT never used to worry me when I did it - it was a heck of a lot more straightforward than 'fill in box W7 with the square root of box K9 divided by your shoe size' malarkey you get with the SA100.

wellington womble



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 03, 05 9:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

No-one. I haven't done it yet.

I do it myself, and although my affairs are simple, it is always surprisingly easy. The difficult bit is finding all the right bits of paper. I keep records for the income, but I can never find the right payslips or P60 etc etc.

I'll do it at easter - it's already late, and I reckon I don't owe them anything anyway! At the moment, weekends are a bit precious.

jema
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 03, 05 9:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

wellington womble wrote:
No-one. I haven't done it yet.

I do it myself, and although my affairs are simple, it is always surprisingly easy. The difficult bit is finding all the right bits of paper. I keep records for the income, but I can never find the right payslips or P60 etc etc.

I'll do it at easter - it's already late, and I reckon I don't owe them anything anyway! At the moment, weekends are a bit precious.


Don't you get a £100 fine for being late?

jema

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